Where I live in the desert, it's so peaceful and warm.
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And the cares of the world drift by, like clouds reflected in a quiet pool
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But there always comes a time, when a man has to think of the future,
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(War, war, war!) Has to think of his children, (war, war, war!)
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And the world they will live in (war, war, war, war!),
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I'm not sure if I can do anything to help them, but I can try, I can try.
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Time to build us a fire, seven hundred feet high,
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We can fashion a fire (fire) that will reach the sky (reach the sky)
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We can feed the flames with the unkind deeds we've done (with the fire),
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'Cause we've got to get ready, for World War None.
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(What we want is to burn our sins in a sort of furnace,)
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(We'll be stoking the fire with the lies we know)
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All our false suspicions we can burn them one by one
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That will help us get ready for World War None.
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(A little love is more effective than a rifle,)
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(A little faith will take you farther than it can)
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(The rule we follow is the one forever spoken)
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(They haven't got the truth on their lips).
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Keep on feeding the fire, till the fire is hot,
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With those un-neighborly feelings we deny we've got.
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Keep on trying for peace, until that peace is won.
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Then you're practically ready for World War None.
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(A whispered word or touch is louder than a bugle)
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(A silent prayer is so much stronger than a sword,)
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(And the bombs that can't replace the stained glass window)
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For which we should thank the good Lord, thank the good Lord)
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(Thank you, thank you, thank you)
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If we cherish our fire (if we cherish our fire)
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It could possibly be (it could possibly be),
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Bright enough to be seen, (bright enough to be seen)
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Far across the sea (far across the sea),
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When those other countries (when those other countries)
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<See> what we have done (what we've done)
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Maybe they'll help us get ready (get ready, get ready)
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<for World War None.>
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(World War None!)
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World War None
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| Frank Sinatra |
